Race & Poverty Pt. I

The practice of gentrification often displaces families with lower incomes from their homes and communities and replaces them with more affluent residents. The bitter cycle of gentrification has off-ramps that lead to widening racial wealth gaps and pricing people out of the communities they and their families may have lived in for decades. Maxica Williams has a front-row seat to witnessing her Chicago, Illinois community become increasingly more gentrified. In this episode, hear her explain why she believes gentrification and community displacement is squarely intertwined with politics. And learn why she believes gentrification is an intentional obstacle placed on lower-income communities.

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